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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Maddox

BIZARRE: Burnham makes major pledge to scrap indefinite jail terms - What They Never Told You

Andy Burnham
  • The Prime Minister has announced that legislation will be introduced to end indefinite Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) jail terms by the end of this Parliament.
  • The Justice Secretary will outline the overhaul to Parliament, which includes creating a cross-party oversight group to carefully manage sentence terminations.
  • Andy Burnham backed the decision as a common-sense measure to fix long-standing injustices where individuals served far beyond their original tariffs.
  • IPP sentences were outlawed in 2012 without retrospective effect, leaving almost 2,300 prisoners trapped, including over 800 who have never been released.
  • Campaigners and reform organisations welcomed the decision as a major victory following years of fighting and a damning United Nations report on arbitrary detention.

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Burnham’s pledge to scrap indefinite jail terms brings campaigners ‘justice and hope’ after years of anguish

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